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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the greenhouse effect and global warming?

A. The greenhouse effect and global warming are likely the same thing.

B. Without the greenhouse effect, there would be almost no global warming.

C. Without global warming, there would be almost no greenhouse effect.

D. The greenhouse effect and global warming are likely unrelated.

E. There is no definite proof that either the greenhouse effect or global warming exists.

F. I do not know.



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Question Identifier: GCI_2011_026
Designed for: Non-Science Majors, General Public
Primary Author(s): none
Contributing Author(s): K. Huang, D. Poulson, J. Libarkin, D. Sibley
Misconception's Reference: Item modified from item published in the Greenhouse Effect Concept Inventory (Keller, 2006)
Notes: (none)


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